International Regional Economic Integration and the Development of China's Borderland Economies

• Autore: Liang Shuanglu
• Pubblicazione: Singapore : , : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (275 pages)
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Theories of International Regional Economic Integration and China's Borderland Economies -- 1.1 Theories of International Regional Economic Integration -- 1.1.1 Definition and Forms of Regional Economic Integration -- 1.1.1.1 Definition of Regional Economic Integration -- 1.1.1.2 Forms of International Regional Economic Integration -- 1.1.2 Theories of International Regional Economic Integration -- 1.1.2.1 The Theory of Customs Unions -- 1.1.2.2 The Theory of FTAs -- 1.1.2.3 The Theory of Common Markets -- 1.1.2.4 The Theory of Agreed International Division of Labor -- 1.1.2.5 An Interdisciplinary Approach to Development -- 1.1.3 Comments on the Theories of International Regional Economic Integration and Their Development -- 1.1.3.1 Critiques of the Traditional Customs Union Theory -- 1.1.3.2 Expansion of the Traditional Theory of Customs Unions -- 1.2 Theories of China's Borderland Economies -- 1.2.1 Early Attempts: Establishing a New Discipline of Borderland Economics -- 1.2.1.1 The Proposal for Establishing a Discipline of Borderland Economics -- 1.2.1.2 Development of Borderland Economics and Its Impact -- 1.2.2 Attempts Based on Regional Economics and Practice -- 1.2.2.1 Before Implementation of the Strategy to Develop West China: Theory and Practice of Underdeveloped Areas -- 1.2.2.2 Since Implementation of the Western Development Strategy: More Emphasis on the Borderlands' Participation in International Economic Cooperation -- 1.2.3 Research Within the Framework of Borderland Studies -- 1.2.4 Summary and Implications -- 2 Border Effects and the Growth Mechanism of Peripheral Economic Growth Centers in Integration -- 2.1 Research on Border Effects in International Regional Integration -- 2.1.1 Literature Review. ; 2.1.1.1 Impeding Effect of National Borders on Free Trade -- 2.1.1.2 Expanded Interpretation of Border Effects -- 2.1.1.3 Integration Effect in Border Areas -- 2.1.2 Studies in China -- 2.1.2.1 Type and Function of National Borders -- 2.1.2.2 Two Types of Border Effects -- 2.1.3 Summary and Implications -- 2.2 Formation of China's Coastal Peripheral Growth Centers in Theory and Practice -- 2.2.1 Lock-In Effect of Self-Agglomeration in Port Cities, Opening Up of China's Coastal Areas, and the Expansion of Maritime Border's Effects -- 2.2.2 Development Models of China's Coastal Peripheral Growth Centers -- 2.2.2.1 Shenzhen: Development Through Imitation -- 2.2.2.2 Pudong: Development Through Innovation -- 2.2.3 Diffusion Effect of Coastal Peripheral Growth Centers -- 2.2.4 Lessons for Peripheral Growth Centers in Land Border Areas -- 2.3 Formation of Peripheral Growth Centers in China's Land Border Areas -- 2.3.1 Foundation of the Core-Periphery Structure: Development Gap Between China's Inland Areas and Borderlands -- 2.3.2 A model of Borderland Economic Development with a Core-Periphery Structure -- 2.3.2.1 Basic Hypothesis -- 2.3.2.2 Demand: Consumption Expenditure and Price Index -- 2.3.2.3 Supply: Producers -- 2.3.2.4 Short-run equilibrium -- 2.3.2.5 Long-run equilibrium -- 2.3.3 Factor Mobility in Different Cases -- 2.3.3.1 Closed Borders -- 2.3.3.2 Core-Periphery Structure in Integration -- 2.3.4 Integration Effects on Border Areas: Paths to Convergence of Inland and Border Areas -- 2.3.5 Areas with Increasing Returns in the Periphery -- 2.3.6 Formation of Peripheral Growth Centers -- 2.3.7 Summary and Implications -- 2.4 New Phase of Opening Up in China and the Development of Peripheral Growth Centers in China's Land Border Areas -- 2.4.1 China Has Reached a New Stage of Opening Up -- 2.4.1.1 Shift of Priority in Foreign Trade. ; 2.4.1.2 Changes in Attracting FDI -- 2.4.1.3 Rapid Increase in China's Outbound Direct Investment -- 2.4.2 Changes in the Environment for the Formation of Peripheral Growth Centers in China's Land Border Areas -- 2.4.3 Institutional Supply and Agglomeration Forces in Peripheral Growth Centers in Land Border Areas -- 2.4.4 Infrastructure Development and Agglomeration Forces in Peripheral Growth Centers in Land Border Areas -- 2.4.5 Integration Mechanism and Agglomeration Forces in Peripheral Growth Centers in Land Border Areas -- Annex: Demand Function -- 3 Border Effects and China's Border Trade in the Context of Integration -- 3.1 Stage of Integration and Border Trade -- 3.1.1 Correlation Between Border Trade and the Stage of Regional Economic Integration -- 3.1.1.1 Stage of International Regional Economic Integration and Border Trade -- 3.1.1.2 The Opening of Border Areas and the Development of Border Trade in China -- 3.1.2 The Mechanism of Action of Border Effects in the Transition of Traditional Border Trade into Modern Trade and Logistics -- 3.1.3 Increasing Trade and Logistics Functions of Peripheral Growth Centers -- 3.1.3.1 Import-Oriented Strategy and Border Trade Upgrading -- 3.1.3.2 Border Trade Upgrading Through Cross-border Economic Parks -- 3.1.3.3 Border Trade Upgrading Through the Development of Trade Centers and Import and Export Processing Bases -- 3.2 Environmental, Institutional, and Policy Barriers -- 3.2.1 Environmental Constraints -- 3.2.2 Institutional and Mechanism Barriers -- 3.2.3 Impacts of Policy Changes -- 4 Border Effects and Industrial Upgrading in China's Borderlands in the Context of Integration -- 4.1 Integration and Industrial Structure in the Borderlands -- 4.1.1 Correlation Between Industrial Upgrading in the Borderlands and Stages of Regional Economic Integration. ; 4.1.1.1 Stages of Regional Economic Integration in China and Industrial Upgrading in the Borderlands -- 4.1.1.2 Stages of International Regional Economic Integration and Industrial Upgrading in the Borderlands -- 4.1.1.3 Opening Up of Border Areas in China and Industrial Upgrading in the Borderlands -- 4.1.2 The Mechanism of Action of Border Effects in Industrial Restructuring and Upgrading in the Borderlands in the Context of Integration -- 4.1.2.1 Dispersion from Inland Areas to the Borderlands: Mechanism and Process -- 4.1.2.2 Dispersion of Industries with Different Labor Intensity and Linkages -- 4.1.2.3 The Mechanism of Action of Border Effects in the Industrial Upgrading in the Borderlands in International Regional Integration -- 4.2 Paths to Industrial Upgrading in China's Borderlands -- 4.2.1 Industrial Restructuring and Upgrading Through Tourism -- 4.2.2 Industrial Restructuring and Upgrading Through Modern Trade and Logistics -- 4.2.3 Industrial Restructuring and Upgrading Through Outbound Investment -- 4.2.4 Industrial Upgrading Through High-Tech Industries -- 4.3 Environmental, Institutional, and Policy Barriers -- 4.3.1 Environmental Barriers -- 4.3.2 Institutional and Mechanism Barriers -- 4.3.3 Policy Barriers -- 5 Border Effects and Urban Development in China's Borderlands in the Context of Integration -- 5.1 Integration and Urban Development in the Borderlands -- 5.1.1 Before Integration -- 5.1.2 Urban Development in the Borderlands in the Context of integration: A Spatial Economic Approach -- 5.2 Paths to Urbanization for Peripheral Growth Centers -- 5.2.1 Primate Cities: The Origin of Dispersion and Stimulative Effects -- 5.2.1.1 Export-Oriented Growth -- 5.2.1.2 Innovation-Driven Growth -- 5.2.2 Central Cities: Service and Innovation -- 5.2.3 Sub-central Cities: Agglomeration and Accommodation of Relocated Industries. ; 5.2.3.1 Accommodating Industries Relocated from China's Developed Coastal Areas -- 5.2.3.2 Accommodating Specialized Activities Dispersed from Primate and Provincial Capital Cities -- 5.2.3.3 Integrating Local Industrial Chains with Those in the Border Areas of Neighboring Countries -- 5.2.4 Border Cities: Platforms for Services and Mobility -- 5.3 Environmental, Institutional, and Policy Barriers -- 5.3.1 Environmental Barriers -- 5.3.2 Institutional and Mechanism Barriers -- 5.3.3 Policy Barriers -- 6 Fostering Peripheral Economic Growth Centers in China's Borderlands: Environment, Institutions, and Policies -- 6.1 Review of China's Borderland Economic Development Strategies -- 6.1.1 Multidimensional International Regional Cooperation -- 6.1.2 Western Development Strategy -- 6.1.3 VBEP Program -- 6.1.4 Traditional Way of Paired Assistance Versus Cooperation Between Inland and Border Areas -- 6.2 Removal of Institutional Barriers -- 6.2.1 Overcoming Institutional Inadequacy -- 6.2.2 Removing Micro-foundation Barriers -- 6.2.3 Removing Administrative Barriers -- 6.3 Policy Support -- 6.3.1 Borderland Development Strategy -- 6.3.2 Accelerated Urbanization Suited to the Borderlands -- 6.3.3 Development of an Open Economy Based on Imports -- 6.3.4 Financial Support -- 6.3.5 Port Construction and Customs Clearance Facilitation -- Bibliography.
• Titolo autorizzato: International Regional Economic Integration and the Development of China's Borderland Economies
• ISBN: 9789819730445; 9789819730438
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910878975403321
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